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Uncovering Global Telecom Exploitation by Covert Surveillance Actors https://citizenlab.ca/research/uncovering-global-telecom-exploitation-by-covert-surveillance-actors/
An investigation by the Citizen Lab Team, which uncovers two sophisticated telecom surveillance campaigns and, for the first time, directly links real-world attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure.
#CyberSecurity #ThreatIntelligence #Surveillance #TelecomSecurity #MobileSecurity #SS7 #NetworkSecurity #CyberEspionage #CitizenLab #Infosec #Privacy #DigitalRights #CyberResearch #SignalInfrastructure #Telecom
Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say
The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims across the world.
#cybersecurity #diameter #israel #location-tracking #privacy #security #ss7 #surveillance
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/surveillance-vendors-caught-abusing-access-to-telcos-to-track-peoples-phone-locations-researchers-say/
It is 2026 and #SS7 still keeps causing trouble... By @citizenlab
#3GPP
https://citizenlab.ca/research/uncovering-global-telecom-exploitation-by-covert-surveillance-actors/
Our investigation uncovers two sophisticated telecom surveillance campaigns and, for the first time, links real-world attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure. The findings expose how suspected commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) exploit the global telecom interconnect ecosystem, leverage private operator networks, and conduct covert location tracking operations that can persist undetected for years.
The cellular network was built in 1985, with zero privacy in mind.
Today, we're talking about the infrastructure vulnerabilities that most people don't know about.
Ep.21 dropped TODAY:
🔹 How fake towers steal your identity
🔹 Why SS7 lets attackers track your location
🔹 And actionable steps to protect yourself
This isn't fearmongering. It's awareness. And awareness is power.
🎧 Listen: ImpracticalPrivacy.com
#DigitalPrivacy #Privacy #CyberSecurity #Telecom #Stingray #SS7 #5G #Fediverse
Your phone is a window into your life. Are you sure the world can't see through it? 👀
Tomorrow, ep.21 of Impractical Privacy.
We go beyond apps and settings to look at the cellular network itself
We're talking about:
📡 IMSI Catchers
🌐 SS7 Exploits
📉 The 5G Myth
The infrastructure was built in an era of trust. That era is over.
Privacy isn't just a tool; it's a right
🎧 Listen tomorrow at: ImpracticalPrivacy.com
#DigitalPrivacy #Privacy #CyberSecurity #Telecom #Stingray #SS7 #5G #Fediverse
That would be difficult for kids, because it requires lifting the handset, and demonstrating a sense of timing.
Cellular network that claims to enhance privacy and security for their customers - #Audit
(site blocks #tor) https://www.cape.co/blog/product-feature-sim-swap-protection
@linmob
#MobilePhone #Cellular #SS7 #SIMswapping #infosec #Phone #Carrier #Privacy #CapeCo
Эпические баги: как один Break положил телефонную сеть по всему США в 1990 г
В подразделении, где я работаю, есть традиция - новичку при онбординге вручается ссылка на Wiki с легендарными багами, приведшими к заметным последствиям. Недавно мне пришла в голову идея сделать такую же страницу, но уже со ссылками на Хабр, потому что на русском о багах пишут с бОльшим огоньком. Но, увы, оказалось, что каскадному падению серверов AT&T 15 января 1990 года внимание как-то не уделено. А ведь история получилась, прямо-таки эпическая. Итак, 15 января 1990 года из-за одной строчки кода телефонная сеть AT&T получила 9 часов даунтайма, 70 миллионов несовершенных звонков, а общий убыток насчитали в $60 миллионов еще не инфляционных долларов. И нет, там не было неудачного релиза, развернутого сразу и везде. Все было гораздо интереснее.
https://habr.com/ru/companies/beget/articles/1009300/
#4ESS #SS7 #эпический_баг #ошибка #каскадный_сбой #телекоммуникации #тестирование #1990 #надёжность
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